Last week as I was preaching thru Luke (again) we came across the prayer of a blind beggar (Luke 18.39) that said, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
It reminded me of a prayer that Jesus said a tax collector prayed back in chapter 17…”God, have mercy on me a sinner!”

It got me thinking… the only prayer we really should ever pray is, “God have mercy! I’m a sinner!” I mean, when you think about it, we can never earn anything from God. We do not deserve anything good from God. At the end of the day, our righteousness is like “filthy rags.”

So, as we enter into a new year…a new decade…let’s remind ourselves that we really aren’t all that great! We are sinners! And let’s learn to pray with an attitude of humility and desperation.

When we pray, may we pray…….”God, have mercy on me!”

Well, i hope you like the new look.  I have to thank Travis Clancy for all his hard work on Izzy Town!

He did a great job and surprised me with the new blog.  It’s a great early Christmas present.  Thanks man, you rock.

It got me thinking that this is the time of year when all of us need to think about getting a “new look.”  There are always things in my life that i want to change and improve on.  I’m sure you are the same way.  There are habits and addictions that we tend to just let slide as the time goes by.  A new year reminds us of the dreams and goals we have set and at times have let slip by.  As we end this year, let’s ask God to forgive us for letting our priorities slip, and ask Him to give us focus for a new year.

Love all of you, have a great Christmas and a wonderful new year!

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